First batch of Premiership Covid-19 tests reveals 10 positive results
6 years ago by The GuardianPositives at Saracens, Harlequins, Northampton, Worcester Premiership considers 1.2% infection rate in 804 tests a successSaracens, Harlequins, Northampton and Worcester are among the clubs with confirmed...
CONFIRMED: Six Premiership players need to go into isolation after 804 players and staff were tested
6 years ago by Rugby DumpPremiership Rugby have today confirmed that on Monday of this week 804 players and club staff were tested as part of the PCR COVID-19 screening programme. Of these, ten people have tested positive. Of...
Report: Three rounds of Premiership midweek matches planned
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPremiership clubs could face three rounds of midweek fixtures in order to finish the season by the end of October according to a report by Standard Sport. The three-midweek slots pencilled...
Possible legal battle rearing its head at Leicester
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA group of players currently contracted to Leicester Tigers are, according to the Telegraph, reportedly investigating the possibility of taking legal action against the club on issues pertaining to salary...
Joe Marler and Ellis Genge stoke fire with Premiership Rugby tweets
6 years ago by Rugby DumpEngland front row pair Joe Marler and Ellis Genge have taken aim at Premiership Rugby after the fiasco between London Irish and Gloucester. The West Country club appointed George Skivington as their new...
Premiership Rugby looks to consultants for guidance on restarting
6 years ago by The GuardianPricewaterhouseCoopers to assist season’s resumptionPwC will look at legal issues, risk factors and Covid testingPremiership Rugby has called on the services of PricewaterhouseCoopers to guide its plans...
Premiership clubs' row with Rugby Players' Association escalates
6 years ago by The GuardianClubs feel players’ union has ‘sown division and uncertainty’RPA calls argument a sad day in the history of rugby’A fresh war of words over pay cuts in English rugby has erupted, with the Premiership...
Premiership clubs refuse to negotiate with Rugby Players’ Association - report
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Premiership clubs have hit back at The Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) over the pay dispute and are refusing to negotiate any further with the players’ union. The Rugby Players’...
RPA vows to fight after Premiership teams agree salary cap reduction
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Players Association (RPA) has vowed to continue to fight for its members over contract problems as a result of Premiership clubs voting to lower the salary cap. Premiership teams agreed...
RPA vows to fight after Premiership teams agree salary cap reduction
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe reduction of the Premiership's salary cap has not gone down well with the Rugby Players Association. The Rugby Players Association (RPA) has vowed to continue to fight for its members...
